Roberson, 28, officially joined the UFC in November 2017 after earning his roster spot with a win on the first season of Dana White’s Contender Series. Roberson is 2-1 in the UFC, with his most recent fight a unaninmous-decision win over Jack Marshman at UFC 230.

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Former title challenger Teixeira is on an up-and-down run in his past six fights. He’s looking to rebound from a decision loss to Corey Anderson this past July in Germany. Prior to that, he had a TKO win over Misha Cirkunov in December 2017. Teixeira was supposed to fight Jimi Manuwa in September, but an injury knocked him out of the fight.